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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TOTAL
DRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1928.
Commission of Indian conditions, they would surely hasten to make good the deficiency by the simple process of co-operation. Their ro- | fusal to do so can only be interpret ed as betokening opposition for op- position's sake.
DAY BY DAY.
WHEN WIDOWS EXCLAIM · LOUDLY AGAINST SECOND MARRIAGES, I WOULD ALWAYS LAY A WAGER THAT THE MAN, IF NOT THE WEDDING DAY, IS ABSOLUTELY FIXED ON-Fielding.
A Chinese case of cerebro-spinal fover was notified yesterday,
The eighth annual meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Associa- tion will be held in St. Andrew's Church Hall on Monday, at 6 pm.
The name of Mr. J. S. Dykes, Licentiate in Dental Surgery of the University of Saint Andrews, Scot land, has been added to the local Dental Register.
OF CARDBOARD.
Romance of
Tickets, Please.
Revising railway fares, whether Forgery of railway tickets is up or down, is a slow and costly almost unknown. Dishonest per- process. No other industry has sons sometimes deface thom, but anything to compare with it. Yet detection is almost certain and a simple resolution among manu-hence this offence la uncommon. facturers, and a notice to the trade One reason is that railway tickets. is all that is necessary to bring are printed and issued with the about an increase or a reduction in extreme caution we associate with the cost of nearly everything we the printing of Treasury notes. wear, or eat, or the things we use. They pass through one press panies confer and agree to a re-stations, and then through another
When the great railway com-jwhich prints the class vision of rates, however, only the which numbers them. The parcels first step has been taken. There are conveyed immediately to a con- must be a very costly Parliamen- fidential department of scrutineere tary ordeal, and when the various who examine each ticket, and after alow stages have been passed, the this there remains the further toat biggest and most expensive task when they are all passed through of all in the issue of new tickets. a special checking machine."
In fact, this is such a business
Elaborate registers are kept of
and w
The reference" by Mr. Lajpatrai to the "British steel frame" said to surround India must, we pre His Excellency the Governor has pame, be Intended to apply to Bri-appointed Mr. Woo Hang Kam to
bu a Member of the Board of Eduen tish rule in India. If so, it is a tion, vice the late Dr. Wan Man Kal. rather ungracious phrase and re- flecta 'n distorted view of our pre- sence in India. We even wonder what prominence in their country's affairs many of these political lenders, educated under facilities provided by the British, would oc- cupy if India had been left to her- self. Indeed, it does not require: NO PERIODIC REFILLING much imagination to realise the The programme at the Queen's that, when railway charges were the tickets sent out to every ata- atate to which the country would Theatre to-morrow will include the first advanced in critical war days, tion. The bunches received must descend If Britain
latest Felix the Cat Cartoon, "Felix the universal revision of tickets not be disturbed in their order. were. to withdraw now. Even with the be found to be quite the best of its work out their own addition sut clerk always draws your ticket Trips Through Toyland," which will was waived. Passengers had to
That is why you find the booking roatraining influence of Britisli | kind yet screened in the Colony.
on the advertised fares which appear in the booking halls, and on from the bottom of the pile in the presence, there are constantly-
slots before him. He in his turn recurring clashes between the A Chinese has been sent to the the amall pieces of pasteboard. various
The fresh revision of rates ro-must enter the details of each clomonts
the Government Civil Hospital__ from of population. How nuch moro
the Talkeo Dockyard suffering cently decided upon by the Rail-ticket issued, and his book must. serious these outbreaks would be from a-factured thigh bone. Haway Rates Tribunal, however, he clear and available at the end if the Indians were left to them-fell from the staging of a ship made a complete revision of tickets of the day, selves can easily be, comprehended. which was under construction in the most remarkable events which which a railway statistician has Imperative. Conscquently, one of Punching tickets is a business the dock.,
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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
SATURDAY, FEB. 18, 1928.
Although a mistake in tactics was undoubtedly made when the
to
Naval Policies.
.
·
Motor car No. 371 ran into coolie on the Shaukiwan Road yes terday, inflicting injurice which necessitated his removal to tho Government Civil Hospital At the hospital it was found that the man's ankle was broken.
On the Hakone Maru due to
Mr. H. II. Sandeman.
BANVARD COMPANY'S
FAREWELL.
-
been' necessary.
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marked the opening of the New estimated produces nearly fifty a
Year was that all the railway tens. of confetti annually. It is Two very important announce
stations in the United Kingdom surprising that no thrifty share- holders has yet suggested that this mente relative to the naval policies
were provided with new stocks, of Great Britain and the United
This involved the handling and "by-product" should be collected distribution of more than and packed la penny baga for use States were made simultaneously THOMPSON-On February 18th., yesterday. Mr. W. C. Bridgeman,
40,000,000 portions of pasteboard at weddings. 3,000,000 fires, with an addition But it la not wasted on certain at the French Hospital, J. G. the First Lord of the Admiralty,
of six to nine varied calculations electric railways. The confetti Funeral takes place on Sun. her part to the full in the quest for \ „rriva" on Sunday aro Miss C. and stations. Thompson, aged 26 years.phasised that Britain.has played
for each fare, for different routes is most carefully preserved in sealed boxes and subsequently the disarmament, urging that we have. day, at 3 p.m.
gone to the limit having regard to Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. But it must be reinembered that tiny fragments are counted out our obligations to our far-flung Em-Crittall, Mr. and Mrs. F. X.we owe the simple railway ticket by girls, the figures being com- pire. The maintenance of com-d'Almada e Castro, Miss B. d'Almaa clerk working on the New-pared with the number of tickets munication, is a vital matter, and da e Castro, Mr. J. Gillan, Mr. and castle and Carlisle line, and we reported as issued, because the freedom of the Mrs. W. G. Goggin, Mr. K. Larssen. may be sure he never foresaw what seas is absolutely necessary to us,
a gigantic business it would Britain's position Is unique. Our Tenders are being invited for the
The last singe in the history of become.
the railway tickets, so far as tho problems and requirements have completion of sea wall at the Sham-
Thomas Edmondson was one of public is concerned, is the collec- had no parallel in any other coun- | shufpo reclamation. The work con- try. Rome had a tremendous Em-sists in the construction of approxi- those irrepressible men who have tion. There are as many na five His ways in which this is done. At d pire, but she safeguarded her inter- mately 1,580 lineal feet of sea wall win fame through failure. ests by marvellous roads. The dis on top of existing rubble mound bankruptcy had thrown him out special platform before reaching SHEER OBSTRUCTION.covery of the New World and new foundations and certain contingent of employment and he was glad to the destination with some non-
worlds, set men of enterprise, in works.
take a small position on the rail-stop long-distance traina; from which Britain proved extraordin
way. But he was no hannier as the train at each stonning station; arily fortunate, along entirely new Hongkong estate to the value a booking clerk. The work, bored at the platform barriers; from the nes Our ploneers did more for of $22,200 was left by Tsang him and, I suppose, partly through train before departure, and on the the development of the present day Shun-yang, alias Tsang Yung, the reason that he had to write train while travelling when it is Simon Statutory Commission was world than those of any other allas Taang Ng-sal, alina Teang out the whole ticket for each pas-composed of corridor coaches. formed without any Indian repre-nation under the sun, and we owe Sam Sing Tang, merchant who senger, Alling in every detail as After collection the little bit of sentation thereon, the unbinseed grave duty to them and their suc- died at 113 Caino Road on Octo-to fare, date, class, and journey. pasteboard must return to the cessors. Lord Cushendun has sugber 16 last year, Probate has Consequently, he was always chief offices of the railway com- observer will find 'much to con- gcated, and warrantably, judging by been granted to his secondary thinking how so much labour pany, and it may pass on to the demi in the attitude shown to the present situation, that Britain wife, Wong Lai-net.
might be saved, and one day, while Clearing House if other lines were wards the Commission by, the voluntarily scrapping the mighty wax too zealous and too hasty in
strolling through the Northumber Involved in the journey. But in leaders of Indian political thought Navy which we possessed immedi- left by the P. and O. s.s. Khyber originated the printed ticket with menta in turn to end ita eventful
Amongst the passengers who land countryalde, the great idea any event it reaches the account flashed through his mind that anis and the statistics deport An effort was made, after the ar.ately after the War.
Had to-day were Mr. and Mrs. B. H. C. rival of the Commission in India, have been considered nltruistic in and Mrs. H. Sutton, Mr. and Mrs.
been retained as a lever, we might Hallowes, Mrs. H. H. Bristow, Mr. a machine for dating and checking life.
them. A neighbour who was a secure Indian co-operation by agreeing to dianrm to the same ex-J. A. Lyon, Mr. L. J. Blackburn, machine, and it was so well done land inventor, yet it is has proved The platform ticket was nover watchmaker 'made. the first contemplated by the Northumber- the suggestion of a joint Content at a moment's notice. Because Mr E. S. C. Brooka, Mr. W. G. L. that very few improvements have a boon to travellers by checking ference, but this was bluntly turned to go further to satisfy opinion lenderson, Mr. L. E. Hopkins, Mr. we have gone so far, we are expect Dunbar, Mr. T. E. Grimes, Mr. R. ed down, the Indians declaring that which does not choose to recognise W: Ironside, Mr. W. Smalley and recognition in his own country, duces quite a nice little revenue the crowds of eurious sightseers But the prophet could not obtain who obstruct traffic, and ft pro- they would have nothing to do with the sacrifices already made. We offered nt Washington in 1924 to the Commission in any shape or scrap submarines, if the considera-
and consequently it was a for the companies. But platform form. Such an attitude of sheer tion that smaller and less wealthy
northern railway which agreed to tickets are different from their pay a royalty of 105, a year for other brothers-they have short and unreasonable opposition can-nations rely upon the submarine as
each milo of their line to have and commonplace lives, as their only defensive weapon" not be defended from any point of could be overcome. Now the same
the use of the new tickets.
M..G. view. The least that the Indian proposal comes from Mr. Frank B. leaders could do was to facilitate Kellogg although the position has not changed.. The wealth of the in some measure the work of the world is in the United States but Commissioners or even to await wealth does not control all the The Banvard Musical Comedy plums. Great Britain has not suf- Company has a way of keeping the .conclusions reached before
fered in prestige. In International something up ita sleeve for the danning the whole scheme ere the matters, we are still very much in farewell performance of a season, Commissioners had got to work.
the position of the respected head and the Company's last perform- of a big business, hustled by am-ance in the Colony, which will be The spirit of India's political bitious juniors, prepared to make given to-morrow (Sunday) night. President Coolidge and Mr. Davis audience at the Star Theatre last tenders on this question is shown is concessions to preserve perfect at 9:15 in the Star Theatre, will the Secretary for War, have tele-night, when the Banvard Musical by the nature of the remarks made harmony in the machine, but re-be no exception to this rule. graphed their congratulations to Comedy Company staged “Mor-
taining the real influence in in the Assembly by Mr, Lajpatral matters of essential importance, and Review of Revues," a production | all The attraction will be "The
Col. Lindbergh.
cenary Mary." The show went when he introduced his motion of declining to be swayed out of con- which will probably prove the aviator's "good-will" flight had done ful numbers and clover dancing Mr. Davia declared that the with a delightful swing, the tune- non-confidence in the constitutionvictions based upon the sometimes mast sparkling of all the shows more to promote good relations with being very much appreciated. and scheme of the Commission. other announcement forecasts rad!
bilier fruit of experience. The
yet presented in Hongkong.
South America than the whole Dip- Once again, the principals were His main point, was that the Com-cal curtailments of the U. S. na contains the essence of all that is lomatic Corps, adding that he in excellent form, and encores best in the Company's repertoire."
should have remained at Havann were frequent. misalon was ignorant of Indian Programme. The means by which tils appears likely to be attained,
The happiest comedy scenes,.
as the diplomats would seem to be conditions, history and polities, and a flood of protests, may be a reflec songs and dances from "Katja," Heute Ale see this fog he declared that the Commissioners tion of friendship for Britain, or whirled into Happiness" and
"Queen High," "Mercenary Mary
Reuter's American Service, could only be gramaphones of a desire on the part of Amerleans "The Black Bottom Revue" are sil to obtain further tax reductions, welded into this one performance, bureaucracy and eventually gramn- but that will no phones of the Secretary of State, tion which wil be felt by those promising Scene from "Katja,
fect the satisfac-
Such popular items as the Com The charge of complete
who feared, probably quite wrong-"I'm a little bit fonder of you" ly, a new naval race. ignorance is, of course, one that
from "Mercenary Mary," ""The cannot be sustained, for the Com-
Past Master," "The Black Bottom mission includes men who, by rea-
Dance," "Who's Robinson," from son of their eminence in polities,
"The Black Bottom Revue," the must have given much thought to Paris
Shaving Scene and "Robinson Crusoe's Iale" from "Whirled into Indian questions,. Moreover, they Brussele
Happinose," and "Cross your Amsterdam men with a broad and Berlin
Heart" from "Queen' High" are 12.11
few popular numbers of the 20.42 only sympathetic outlook, who might be Copenhagen
.18.20 27 items forming the programme. depended upon to give India a fair
Vionna
34.605 Another interesting attraction. is deal. They cannot, of course, claim Lisbon
Helsingfors
193% Mr. Harrington Weeks, a comedian .2.10/64 new to Hongkong, who arrives to to have the intimate knowledge
Bucharest
70214 join the company to-morrow by Buenos Aires that the Indians themselves possess, Shanghai
.47.29/32 the Hakone Maru and will make
2/6% but the latter only succeed in de-
Yokohama Now York tracting from their own argd Ganeva ments whon they complain, on the Milen
Stockholm one hand, of the Commissioners' Oslo ignorance and, on the other, decline Prague..
Madrid to put their own knowledge at the
Athens disposal of the Commission, If Rio. they really fear that justice will Bombay not be done to India by reason of Silver (spot)
Hongkong the lack of full appreciation by the Silver (forward)
Are
EXCHANGE RATES.
London, Feb. 17,
85.02
.124
TO-MORROW'S BIG SHOW.
a first bow to a Far Eastern
It
audience to-morrow night in "The Rovlew of Rovuos." .02.05 Altogether. a wonderful even- 18.16 Ing's entertainment is promised to ..18.81 bid farewell to this popular band. 164% of players and a big house is ...28.79 assured. ...367%
Booking is at the Star Theatre. 5.59/04 Prices of admission are $5, $4, $2 ..1/5.15/14 and $1. The first two rows of the 2/0% stalls are $6, but there are plenty. 20% of seats in the stalls and dress 26.8/18 British Wireless circle at $4.
POOR DIPLOMATS.
"LINDY" GET KUDOS AT THEIR EXPENSE.
St. Louis, Feb. 17.
POEMS THAT LIVE,
"MERCENARY MARY.”
BANVARD SUCCESS AT KOWLOON.
There was a very enthusiastic
To-night at 9.15 the Company
will present the rollicking comedy,
"Queen High," which has been played only once before in the Colony, and to-morrow night it will bring its season in the Star Theatro to a close with "Review of Revues," a production present ing the most sparkling items of not less than five different révues. She walks in beauty, like the night Booking for both nights is open at Of cloudless climes and starry Moutrie's and the Star Theatre.
akten:
Prices of admission are $5, 84, 32:
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY.
All all that's best of dark and bright and $1. The first two rows of the Meet In her aspect and her eyes;stalls are $6, but there are plenty Thus mellow'd to that tender light of seats in tho orchestra atalla:
Which heaven to gandy day and dress circle' at $4.
denles,
One shade the moro, eno ray the
Jona,
J
Had half impair'd' the nameless
grave
Which waves in overy raven trees, Or softly lightens o'er her face; Where thoughts sorenely sweet
express How
pure, hów, dear their dwelling-place.
And on that chock, and o'er that
brow,
So soft, no calm, yat eloquent, The smiles that win, that tints that
glow.
But tell of days in goodness spent days in goods
A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent
HINKLER'S GREAT FLIGHT.
TRAVELLING UNDER TIME. SCHEDULE.
Rangoon, Feb, 173 Captain Hinkler, the British afrman, who has beaten record. after record in his remarkable flight to Australia, has arrived at Rangoon.org
22. Hinkler has now. completed two- thirds of his journey in cloven
Lord Byron,days-Reuter.
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